A new threat to Android owners can send your photos, contacts, hardware info, texts, and more to a foreign server.
Earlier today we told you about five Android dropper apps carrying the Anatsa banking trojan that you need to delete from your Android phone if you downloaded any of them on the device. To put it simply, these apps could infiltrate your bank account without your knowledge and make unauthorized payments from the account. And if that isn’t enough for Android users to worry about, another malware threat is getting press.
According to Bleeping Computer, a new version of the XLoader malware (aka MoqHao) is making the rounds. Previously, this malware was spotted in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The malware is disseminated through SMS text messages that feature a shortened URL link and XLoader can launch immediately after installation.
